Bob McParland's article on "American Songwriters" will appear in the Music In American Life Encyclopedia which will be published later this month by ABC-CLIO/Greenwood.
Jul 8 2013
Dickens and Opera
"Dickens and Opera, " an essay, appears in The Human, a new online journal from Turkey. You can read the essay at http://www.humanjournal.org/index.php/issues/current-issue
Jun 5 2013
New Book Is Published- Film and Literary Modernism
A new book, Film and Literary Modernism, has been published. It is available at Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Film-Literary-Modernism-Robert-McParland/dp/1443844500
The book is now in libraries in Great Britain, Denmark, Hong Kong, Australia, and at many locations throughout Canada and the United…
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May 9 2013
A Musical Memorial
A musical memorial for Pat Ciaverella takes place this Saturday evening, including musicians Paul Ferraro, Rave Tesar, Anthony Liguori, Mike Baron, Nancy Quinn, Dave Corsello, Carol Sharer, Bob McParland and others.
Mar 6 2013
Celebrating a Birthday With a Concert and a New Book
On Saturday, March 2, I enjoyed working a show with Mike Baron (percussion) at the CS/Barn, Faith Reformed Church, 530 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, New Jersey. The book Film and Literary Modernism is now listed on Amazon (US and Canada), Barnes…
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Feb 19 2013
U.K. Singer/Songwriter Semi-Finalist
Some recent news: My song "She Believes in Elvis" was the semi-finalist in the recent United Kingdom song contest. (That and $10 should get me to Hoboken.) I guess I will have to play it at the birthday show on…
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Oct 24 2012
Santa Cooking Up A Storm for the Holidays
"Cooking Up a Storm" (Words and Music, Bob McParland) with a vocal by Anthony Liguori can be heard on WRFC and other stations during the months of November and December. This was recorded for a Christmas album.
Oct 17 2012
Do You Believe In Rock and Roll- Book on American Pie Published
"American Pie," Don McLean's fascinating and cryptic song, is viewed as an expression of a moment in cultural history by Bob McParland in an essay in a new book: Do You Beleive In Rock and Roll?
Jun 19 2012
"Finding Fogerty" and "Do You Believe in Rock and Roll- Don McLean's American Pie": Two New Books on the Horizon
Two new books are planned for Fall 2012:
Finding Fogerty- Interdisciplinary Readings, ed. Tom Kitts, Lanham, MD.: Lexington Books, 2012, includes Bob McParland's essay: "John Fogerty's Imagined Southern Gothic."
Do You Believe in Rock and Roll? Don McLean's American…
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Jun 8 2012
Poydras Review Publishes Poem
"Obituary for a Tramp" appears in Poydras Review June issue online.
Jun 1 2012
Springsteen Conference Announced
Bob McParland will present "The Rhetoric of Hope: America, Authenticity and the Lyricist's Path Out of the Darkness on the Edge of Town" at the Springsteen Conference in Monmouth, New Jersey in September.
Jun 1 2012
Short Story "Tundra" Appears in SLAB Issue 7
The short story "Tundra" by Bob McParland appears in Issue 7 of Slab (Sound and Literary Art Book).